Dish-washing machine.



J. W. SEGRAVE.

DISH WASHING MACHlNE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 191a.

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JOHN W. SEGRAVE, F PLATTSMOU'I'H, NEBRASKA.

DISH-WASHING- MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application filed May 5, 1916. Serial No. 95,640.

Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inDish-Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to I make and use thesame.

This invention relates to dish washing machines.

The object of the invention is to provide a dish washing machineembodying an improved construction of mechanism for agitating the waterso that same will be carried through the dishes being washed withconsiderable force, such mechanism being easily operated and largelyeliminating the drudgery incident to washing dishes and at the same timeenabling a large number of dishes to be washed in a relatively shortspace of time.

With the above and other objects in view v the invention consists in thedetails of con-- struction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aview in elevation of the improved washing machine, same being associatedwith a rinsing receptacle and with means for transferring the washeddishes from the washing machine to the rinsing receptacle and from therinsing receptacle; Fig.2, a plan view of the washing machine with thedishholding basket removed; Fig. 3, a vertical section through the dishwashing machine; Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 3 and taken at rightangles to what is shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5, a fragmental perspectiveview of the dish holding basket.

Referring to the drawings 10 indicates a wash bench which has mountedthereon an arch A including uprights 11 and a top portion 12. Theuprights 11 are connected by a bar 13 on which is slidably mounted apulley 14 and trained over this pulley is a cable 15 having a hook 16secured to one end thereof. Seated upon the bench 19 between theuprights 11 is the improved wasl. 1g machine B and a rinsing receptacle0.

c The improved washing machine is shown as comprising a receptacle 17 onthe bottom of which is secured a plate 18 having mounted thereonbearings 19. Rotatably mounted in the bearings 19 is a shaft 20 andfixed on the ends of this shaft respectively are beveled gears 21 and22. Mounted on the side wall of the receptacle 17 are vertically alinedbearings 23 and 24 in which is rotatably mounted a shaft having fixed onits lower end a gear 26 meshing with the gear 21 and on its upper end agear 27.

Secured against the outer face of the side' wall of'the receptacle 17 isa plate 28 through which a bearing 29 is engaged. Rotatable in thisbearing is a shaft 30 which has fixed on its outer end a gear 31 and onits inner end a gear 32 which meshes with the gear 27. Fixed on theextreme inner end of the shaft 30 is an agitating wheel '33 the bladesof which are disposed respectively in planes at right angles to theplane of rotation of the wheel. Ro'tatably mounted on the plate 28 is agear 34 which meshes with the gear 31 and has secured thereto anoperating handle 35. Also mounted on the side wall of the receptacleopposite to the shaft 25 are vertically alined bearings 36 and 37 inwhich is'rotatably mounted a shaft 38. Fixed on the lower end of thisshaft is a gear 39 which meshes with the gear 22, while a gear 40 isfixed on the upper end of said shaft. Rotatab'ly mounted in a bearing 41secured to the receptacle B above the shaft 38 is a shaft 42 which hasmounted on its inner end an agitating wheel water or other liquid in thereceptacle botlr transversely and longitudinally of the receptacle.

Mounted in the receptacle are oppositely disposed longitudinal guiderods 44 which are received by notched guide plates 45 carried by a dishholding basket 46 and whereby the basket can be readily removed from theinterior of the receptacle by lifting same vertically, a bail 47 beingprovided on' the basket to facilitate the lifting of same.' The basketas when disposed within the receptacle is adapted to rest on an invertedU- shaped member 48 secured against the bottom of the receptacle in aplane at right angles to the plate 18.

In the use of the machine the basket 46 is simply filled with thedesired dishes to be washed and placed within the receptacle B after thelatter has been supplied with a suitable cleaning liquid. The agitatingwheels 33 and *3 are then rotated in the manner heretofore describeduntil the dishes are thoroughly cleaned by the passage of the cleaningliquid tll6l'()V8I'.- The hook 16 is then engaged with the hail l7 andthe cable 15 operated to lift the basket out of thereceptacle B.Thepnlley H is then moved along the bar 13 and the basket lowered intothe rinsing receptacle C. The basket is then lifted from the receptacleC and 1,204,aee

placed upon a suitable support and the dishes removed.

What is claimed is:

In a washing machine, the combination of a receptacle, oppositelydisposed transverse shafts rotatably mounted in the Wall of thereceptacle, means for rotating one of said shafts, connections betweensaid shafts whereby the rotation of onewill effect rotation of theother, and agitating wheels fixed on the inner ends of said shaftsrespectively, the blades of one wheel being arranged to force a cleaningliquid transversely of the receptacle and of the other wheel' to forcethe cleaning liquid longitudinally.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN l/V. SEGRAVE. WVitnesses:

H. N. DOREY, F. E. SCHLATER.

